We shouldn’t go back to days of extravagance, borrowing – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the country should never go back to the days of borrowing and living beyond one’s means. And President Hichilema says he has been asking his Ministers and Permanent Secretaries whether it makes them better if they drive VX vehicles. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the country is in good…...
Compensation money can’t mitigate cost of living – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the money which the state is awarding litigants is budgeted for, and therefore it is an absurdity to link it to the cost of living. Mweetwa argues that the money that has been spent on compensations thus far cannot mitigate the cost of living even if channeled towards that…...
Yo Maps’ Cru Cru is intact – Kandeke
ZAMBIA’S Music Star Elton Mulenga alias Yo Maps’ manager Evans Kandeke has dispelled social media reports that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has restricted his artist’s Land Cruiser VX famously referred to as Cru Cru. Kandeke says Yo Maps showed the ACC documents that he bought his car from Dubai and not from a suspect whom…...
I’m still PF national chairman, I won’t stay quiet – Chama
DAVIES Chama says he is still PF national chairman, adding that he was quiet all this while because he wanted to give people in the party space to think through their actions. And Chama says the best way to resolve the ongoing conflicts in PF is not through the courts but sitting down as factions…...
Lusambo received K5m gross salary when he was minister – Witness
A SENIOR Accountant at the Ministry of Finance has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that former Lusaka Province minister Bowman Lusambo earned a gross salary of over K5 million for the period he worked as minister from 2016 to 2021. Morgan Mwanza, 44, further told the court that Lusambo received K109,069.71 as leave…...
833,411 dubiously claimed over K78m from NHIMA, reveals AG
THE Report of the Auditor General on the Accounts of Parastatal Bodies and other Statutory Institutions for the financial year ended 31st December 2022 has revealed that some principal members on the NHIMA Scheme had beneficiaries ranging from seven to 63, above the allowable maximum of six. And the Report has revealed that 3,062 questionable…...
Mweetwa denies affair with musician’s wife after being named in suicide note
MUSICIAN Nathan Mithi yesterday committed suicide after leaving a lengthy note explaining that he made that decision because his wife, Sabby Phiri, had been unfaithful throughout their marriage and he could no longer bear it. Mithi, a member of Ghetto Link, left a list of 15 men whom he accused his wife of sleeping with…...
Umodzi Kum’mawa members feel excluded – Muhabi
ZAMBIA’S former Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Muhabi Lungu says members of the Umodzi Kum’mawa group feel excluded by the UPND government. And Lungu says he is aware that people from other provinces have formed similar groups because the situation on the ground is pushing them to do so. Speaking on Hot…...
News Diggers! ePaper Edition 1624 Wednesday December 13, 2023
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It’s an honour to make the CAF FIFPRO team – Barbra
WOMEN’s national team captain Barbra Banda says making the CAF FIFPRO Team of The Year is an honour. The striker however missed out on the 2023 CAF Women’s African Player of the Year Award scooped by Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria. Banda is the second Copper Queen’s player to miss out on the accolade, after Grace…...